Re: Change displayed file name to download

You can set the name to display as you see fit, just change $filename to your liking right before the header() call. If you just want to cut the path, use basename($filename) Regards Peter On 14 March 2010 21:29, Php Developer <pdeveloper@rocketmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using the following code: > ____________________ > $fp      = fopen($filename, 'r+'); > $content = fread($fp, > filesize($filename)); > fclose($fp); > header("Content-type: > application/msword"); > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename=$filename"); > echo $content; > exit; > ___________________ > > Now when downloading a file the default name that appears for the user is > the realname of the file i the server with the real path the only > difference is that the slashes are modified by underscore. > > My > question is: is there any way how to control the name that will be > displayed for the customer? Or at least skip the path and display just > the file's name? > > Thank you > > >      __________________________________________________________________ > Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new > Yahoo! Mail.  Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at > http://mail.yahoo.ca -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fake51 BeWelcome: Fake51 Couchsurfing: Fake51 </hype>